| Can Affliction's Newest Venture Succeed? |
Photo courtesy of FedorMMA.com. Last week Affliction Clothing made their unofficial entrance into the world of promoting mixed martial arts events by revealing details concerning it's upcoming planned "Banned" show on July 19th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Tom Atencio, vice president of the company, confirmed some bouts that we already knew were going to take place (Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia, Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo) and announced some others that are pretty intriguing to say the least. (Mike Whitehead vs. Renato Sobral and Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Paul Buentello if the two heavyweights return signed contracts to the promotion) The card itself is enough to make hardcore fans of the sport want to watch. After all, Emelianenko, the perennial top heavyweight in the world, is going to take on his first ranked opponent since fighting Mirko Cro Cop in PRIDE almost three years ago. (or against Mark Hunt if you had him ranked high enough) Throw in a slew of notable names that casual fans will even know and Affliction automatically has a chance of making some noise with their debut show, right? Not so fast… Continue reading "Can Affliction’s Newest Venture Succeed?" Read more at: http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/can-afflictions-newest-venture-succeed/. |
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